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1. What must you do if you have a static ip address assigned?
In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 it enhances the productivity of mobile workers by connecting them seamlessly and more securely to their corporate network any time they have Internet access—without the need to VPN. When your IT department enab
Tools adds out-of-box drivers to a booted Windows PE image. It takes one or more driver .inf files as inputs.
Use WPA with AES encryption. WPA-Personal requires a preshared key and WPA-Enterprise uses Radius Authentication.
Verify that they are not within the scope of the dynamically assigned DHCP addresses.

2. What are some of the IPV6 transition technologies?
You can upgrade to a more advanced edition of Windows 7—say from Home Premium to Ultimate and take advantage of extra features while keeping your current programs - files - and settings intact.
ISATAP - Teredo and 6to4
Take the ip address and use the AND command on the calculator to AND the ip address and the subnet. NOTE: AND each octet separately. Then AND the gateway and the subnet. If the AND results are the same you are on the same subnet.
Windows 7 Professional.

3. What is the command to add a DNS server?
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3
By caching reads to remote files over a slow network in the Offline Files (CSC) cache. Subsequent reads to the same file are then satisfied from the client (cache) after verifying the integrity of the cached copy.
Problem Steps Recorder in the Windows 7 operating system is a feature that enables users to record their interactions with an application and provide a detailed screen-by-screen view with accompanying information including mouse clicks and keyboard i
By using the dnscmd /zoneexport command.

4. What do DFS nameservers need to do to obtain the most current namespace data?
ISATAP - Teredo and 6to4
Command to configure the TCP/IP settings.
Pool Active Directory.
Windows Aero was revised to be more touch-friendly.

5. What does the MigUser.xml file do?
Ping the Link Local Address (FE80 Address)
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState commands to migrate user folders - files - and file types to computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Enterprise and Ultimate versions. The limitation refers only to the ability to enable protection on a removable storage device. Once BitLocker To Go is added to a storage device - that device can be used normally with any version of Windows 7. It can
Yes - Removable Storage Access policies within a GPO can be used to restrict user's access to devices like USB drives - CDDVD drives - Floppy Disks - Tape Drives - etc.

6. What does dnscmd /zoneadd dsprimary do?
To another hard disk in the same computer - network or to removable media.
By either using WSUS management console (server side targeting) or GPO (client side targeting).
Extensive Authentication Protocol used in PPP authentication.
Add an AD integrated zone

7. What does Microsoft Transform files (MST) do?
Expose a WIM file contents through Windows Explorer. You can run BCDEDIT.EXE against the mounted image to create or modify the image's boot configuration database.
Modifies the installation of a Windows Installer Package (.MSI) and can be invoked with MSIEXEC.EXE
The command used to preform an offline defrag. Example: jetpack DHCP.mdb temp.mdb
They relay the status on polices to the Security center for NAP to validate the system to use the network.

8. What does the Ping -6 option do?
It pings with IPV6
4 (bits 49 - 52) /52 Allows for 16 regions.
It is the authentication header protocol and digitally sign packets but not encrypt them.
Windows 7 Ultimate.

9. How do you decrease zone transfer traffic?
Used to get a list of installed 3rd party drivers
EAP protocol.
Increase the SOA refresh interval parameter.
Turn off the Log Spooler event on a print server.

10. What is WPA-EAP?
This happens because the zone records expire. This occurs because the secondary zone has not successfully zone transferred before the "Expires After" SOA.
8 (bits 57 - 64) /64 Allows for 256 subnets in each site.
Configure a firewall rule to the specific port and block all connections.
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)

11. Can the Application Compatibility Kit can also search and report on the applications installed on a Windows 7 computer?
Yes
To another hard disk in the same computer - network or to removable media.
Use your computer's zone ID at the end of the destination address. The zone ID of an IPV6 address is locally significant.
Is a command-line tool for managing BCD stores. It can be used for a variety of purposes - including creating new stores - modifying existing stores - adding boot menu options - and so on. BCDEdit serves essentially the same purpose as Bootcfg.exe on

12. NAP can be configured to ____________.
dynamic drives
Enforce IPSEC on the network
Streamline and simplify user state migration during large deployments of Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. USMT captures user accounts - user files - operating system settings - and application settings - and then migrates them to a new
It is a command-line tool which relies on Windows Remote Management (WinRM) to execute remote commands. The basic syntax for WinRS commands is as follows: winrs -r:target command - where target is the name (NetBIOS or FQDN) of the remote computer tha

13. Where must SSL certificates must be issued by?
Extensive Authentication Protocol used in PPP authentication.
Use it to can backup certificates to a .PFX file that is password protected.
A CA users trust or they will get error messages when trying to securely access a web site. They can avoid the error by installing the CA certificate to the Trusted Root Certificate Store.
It is submitted to Microsoft for "device signing" to ensure the driver was adequately tested and will not affect the integrity of the operating system. Critical files are digitally signed so that any changes to these may be easily detected. However n

14. What is BranchCache?
Distributed Cache mode. In this mode - local Windows 7 clients keep a copy of the content and make it available to other authorized clients that request the same data. This eliminates the need to have a server in the branch office. However - unlike H
Disable AutoComplete in Internet Explorer
It which enables content from file and Web servers on a wide area network (WAN) to be cached on computers at a local branch office. BranchCache can improve application response time and reduce WAN traffic. Cached content can either be distributed acr
It designates an authoritative DNS server - not the soa record.

15. What does sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown /unattend:sysprep.xml?
Modify the PE image using DISM by adding the WINPE-Scripting package to BOOT.WIM
Yes - it can be modified to apply to a network location.
You create an answer file and place it on removable media. By default - Windows Setup will search the root directory of all removable media for an answer file called Autounattend.xml.
The system will shut down. The next time you start this system (after cloning it) - it will install with the settings in the XML file. The Computer Name will be automatically generated.

16. What does Windows uses the index for?
Encapsulating Security payload protocol used for encryption the packets created by the AH.
Increase the minimum size of your paging file. Windows sets the initial minimum size of the paging file equal to the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on your computer plus 300 megabytes (MB) - and the maximum size equal to three times t
To perform very fast searches of the most common files on your computer. The easiest way to add something to the index is to include a folder in a library. When you do that - the content in that folder is automatically indexed.
Either from wbadmin or windows server backup.

17. What is Aero Shake?
Yes - it can be modified to apply to a network location.
Shaking (quickly dragging back and forth) a window minimizes all other windows. Shaking it again brings them back.
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SSL

18. What do RRAS/NPS policys govern?
Only sites added to the local Intranet Zones
They must be configured with the ip addresses of the radius server.
If you are logged in as an administrator you can shrink an existing partition or volume to create unallocated disk space - from which you can create a new partition or volume. You can shrink a volume even on a Basic Disk.
It governs remote access and a user must meet the conditions of at least one of the policies.

19. How do you statically add a route to a route table?
The import and export affects the entire policy. For example - if you export a policy - all of the rules from all of the rule collections are exported - including the enforcement settings for the rule collections. If you import a policy - the existin
By the RRAS manager or from the command line. For the subnet you can either use the / command or the octet subnet. Example: Route -p add 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.1
Use IPV6 Unique Local Addresses.
Only a local administrator

20. What does Cipher /K do?
Use it to generate an EFS user certificate
Problem history but also application installation history.
A WDDM driver for the graphics card and a Windows Experience index of 3.0 or greater.
Encapsulating Security payload protocol used for encryption the packets created by the AH.

21. How do you prevent Forms Based Credentials from being saved?
Pool Active Directory.
Disable AutoComplete in Internet Explorer
Expose a WIM file contents through Windows Explorer. You can run BCDEDIT.EXE against the mounted image to create or modify the image's boot configuration database.
Export and import it from another computer.

22. What do you provide to Scanstate to prevent certain system settings from being migrated?
It pings with IPV6
It makes it easy to share your libraries and printers on a home network. You can share pictures - music - videos - documents - and printers with other people in your homegroup. The homegroup is protected with a password - and you'll always be able to
A CONFIG.XML file
Can be used to create virtual hard disks

23. How do you reload an active directory integrated zone from a ad database?
Can be used to create virtual hard disks
It is the authentication header protocol and digitally sign packets but not encrypt them.
An authentication method that completes user authentication before you establish a full Remote Desktop connection and the logon screen appears. This can help protect the remote computer from hackers and malicious software.
Us edit dnscmd /zoneupdatefromdns command.

24. What requirements needs to be met to use network level authentication?
Problem Steps Recorder in the Windows 7 operating system is a feature that enables users to record their interactions with an application and provide a detailed screen-by-screen view with accompanying information including mouse clicks and keyboard i
A CONFIG.XML file
Enforce IPSEC on the network
Client needs Remote Desktop Connection 6.0 or above - Client must use an os that supports CredSSP (Credential Security Support Providoer) - The terminal server must user windoes 2008 and above.

25. What do you modify to define CD Autoplay settings and file associations?
Backups of the full system including all critical volumes (volumes that contain operating system state).
Through a GPO.
By caching reads to remote files over a slow network in the Offline Files (CSC) cache. Subsequent reads to the same file are then satisfied from the client (cache) after verifying the integrity of the cached copy.
Default Programs Control Panel applet

26. What is DirectAccess?
The system will shut down. The next time you start this system (after cloning it) - it will install with the settings in the XML file. The Computer Name will be automatically generated.
It designates an authoritative DNS server - not the soa record.
In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 it enhances the productivity of mobile workers by connecting them seamlessly and more securely to their corporate network any time they have Internet access—without the need to VPN. When your IT department enab
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).

27. Who can run the Windows Easy Transfer Wizard?
Anew vpn protocol that uses SSL (port 443) for encryption.
A new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that replaces the Software Restriction Policies (SRP) feature. One of the advantages of Applocker rules over SRP is you can assign a rule to a security group or an individual user.
Only a local administrator
Use your computer's zone ID at the end of the destination address. The zone ID of an IPV6 address is locally significant.

28. Where is scavaging configured?
It create a report of which files will be migrated
It will display driver signing status
It can speed up your computer by using storage space on most USB flash drives and flash memory cards. ReadyBoost is designed to help when your PC's memory is running low. Low memory can make your computer sluggish because Windows - which needs a plac
On the properties of the DNS server in the DNS manager.

29. What sites support Integrated Windows Authentication?
Command-line tool for creating an image file (.iso) of a customized 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows PE. You can then burn that .iso file to a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Oscdimg supports ISO 9660 - Joliet - and Universal Disk Format (UDF) file systems.
Only sites added to the local Intranet Zones
For the drive that Windows is installed on. System protection can only be turned on for drives that are formatted using the NTFS file system.
No they are disabled

30. What is a NAP policy?
It is a network health policy defines the minumum level of client health required to connect to the network.
On the zone file of the DNS server in the DNS manager.
Client computers must be running Windows 7 - with the BranchCache feature enabled. Web servers file servers must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 - with the BranchCache feature enabled.
It is a security component that enables users to perform common tasks as non-administrators - called standard users in Windows 7 - and as administrators without having to switch users - log off - or use Run As.

31. How do you setup a DHCP server for redundancy?
4 (bits 53 - 56) /56 Allows for 16 regions
You setup one the DHCP server with the same option settings and non-overlapping scopes. Make sure to duplicate any reservations.
Which processes currently consume a resource like processor utilization.
Migrates EFS encrypted files?

32. What are hard disk quotas?
The first time a user opens a file in a shared folder - Windows 7 reads the file from the server and then stores it in a cache on the computer's hard disk drive. The second and subsequent times a user reads the same file - Windows 7 retrieves the cac
Windows Aero was revised to be more touch-friendly.
they are enforced and will not allow a user to exceed the space limit.
Also known as root scalability mode. Allows organizations with more than 16 namespace servers use consistency mode. They poll the nearest dc every hour instead of the pdc emulator. This reduces network traffic to the pdc emulator but clients might ha

33. How do you delegate permissions to modify a specific DNS zone?
You create an answer file and place it on removable media. By default - Windows Setup will search the root directory of all removable media for an answer file called Autounattend.xml.
For example - you can create rules based on the publisher attribute that is persistent through updates - or you can create rules for a specific version of a file.
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Delegate permission by configuring the dacl of the zone file.

34. How can you communicate accross the IPV6 accross a IPV4 network?
Run Disk Cleanup and click Clean up system files. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation - type the password or provide confirmation. Click the More Options tab - under System Restore and Shadow Copies - click Clean up. In
ISATAP Routers within an orginization - 6TO4 routers to transverse the internet - and TEREDO to traverse a NAT devise.
A tool for controlling the types of content that your computer can access on the Internet. After you turn on Content Advisor - only rated content that meets or exceeds your criteria can be viewed. You can adjust the settings to suit your preferences.
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.

35. What is File Server Resource Manager?
A suite of tools that allow administrators to understand - control - and manage the quantity and types of data stored on the servers.
Client needs Remote Desktop Connection 6.0 or above - Client must use an os that supports CredSSP (Credential Security Support Providoer) - The terminal server must user windoes 2008 and above.
The domain profile not the public or private.
Boot into Windows Vista to initiate a direct upgrade to Windows 7 - insert the Windows 7 setup DVD - run SETUP.EXE and choose the Upgrade option. Do not boot directly to the setup DVD.

36. You cannot delete an individual restore point - but you can either delete all restore points or all but the most recent restore point. Deleting restore points temporarily frees up disk space. As new restore points are created - disk space will be use
Use the Cipher.exe command line tool.
Clients establish an IPsec tunnel for the IPv6 traffic to the DirectAccess server - which acts as a gateway to the intranet. The DirectAccess client establishes two IPsec tunnels: Psec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) tunnel and IPsec ESP tunnel.
Yes - Removable Storage Access policies within a GPO can be used to restrict user's access to devices like USB drives - CDDVD drives - Floppy Disks - Tape Drives - etc.
Run Disk Cleanup and click Clean up system files. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation - type the password or provide confirmation. Click the More Options tab - under System Restore and Shadow Copies - click Clean up. In

37. What firewall profile is configured for AD domain computers?
Suggested Sites
Clear the content being cached
The domain profile not the public or private.
Install and run many Windows XP productivity applications directly from your Windows 7-based PC. It utilizes virtualization technology - such as Windows Virtual PC - to provide a virtual Windows XP Professional SP3 environment for Windows 7 so that o

38. What version does Windows XP must have to be able to connect with Remote Desktop to a computer requiring network level authentication?
It is a security component that enables users to perform common tasks as non-administrators - called standard users in Windows 7 - and as administrators without having to switch users - log off - or use Run As.
SP3
A feature that regularly creates and saves information about your computer's system files and settings. System protection also saves previous versions of files that you've modified. It saves these files in restore points - which are created just befo
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.

39. How do you review files in the Offline Files Cache?
Use SYNC Center
Add an AD integrated zone
It contains new capabilities and extensions that you can: Define rules based on file attributes - Create exceptions to rules - Import and export rules - and use audit-only mode.
By caching reads to remote files over a slow network in the Offline Files (CSC) cache. Subsequent reads to the same file are then satisfied from the client (cache) after verifying the integrity of the cached copy.

40. How do you troubleshoot DHCP client address assignment using the network monitor?
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.
Create a Custom Rule. By default Predefined Firewall Rules apply to all computers sending network traffic.
They relay the status on polices to the Security center for NAP to validate the system to use the network.
Se a capture filter based on the mac address of the problem PC.

41. How do you configure client computers to use a WSUS server as the source for Windows Update?
It is a command-line tool which relies on Windows Remote Management (WinRM) to execute remote commands. The basic syntax for WinRS commands is as follows: winrs -r:target command - where target is the name (NetBIOS or FQDN) of the remote computer tha
An authentication method that completes user authentication before you establish a full Remote Desktop connection and the logon screen appears. This can help protect the remote computer from hackers and malicious software.
IPV4 and IPV6
Modify/Create a GPO

42. What does Parental Controls do?
Use your computer's zone ID at the end of the destination address. The zone ID of an IPV6 address is locally significant.
On the properties of the DNS server in the DNS manager.
Restrict when a child can logon to a computer.
WPA2 and 802.1x but require EAP-TLS to be enable.

43. What is DHCP conflict detection?
Devices and Printers Control Panel applet has a
This happens because the zone records expire. This occurs because the secondary zone has not successfully zone transferred before the "Expires After" SOA.
An authentication method that completes user authentication before you establish a full Remote Desktop connection and the logon screen appears. This can help protect the remote computer from hackers and malicious software.
The DHCP server will ping an ip address before assigning it.

44. What should you do if you receive warnings that your virtual memory is low?
It pings with IPV6
Does not
Increase the minimum size of your paging file. Windows sets the initial minimum size of the paging file equal to the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on your computer plus 300 megabytes (MB) - and the maximum size equal to three times t
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100

45. How do you connect to a wireless access point is not broadcasting its SSID?
One of the tunnels if DirectAccess by using both a computer certificate and user credentials. This tunnel authenticates the user and provides access to intranet resources and application servers.
By creating or modifying a wireless connection in Network and Sharing Center.
It can can forward requests from DHCP clients for ip addresses to a remote DHCP server.
A network policy server. It is microsofts implementation of RADIUS server and replaces the IAS (internet authentication service) from windows 2003.

46. What can administrators due with file server resource manager?
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState commands to migrate user folders - files - and file types to computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
They can place quotas on folders/volumes - activity screen files - and generate comprehensive storage reports. This assists in not only monitoring existing resource but helping on future planning.
A text-mode command interpreter that enables you to manage objects (disks - partitions - or volumes) by using scripts or direct input at a command prompt.
When you plug a ReadyBoost-compatible storage device into your computer - the AutoPlay dialog box offers you the option to speed up your PC using ReadyBoost. If you select this option - you can choose how much memory on the device to use for this pur

47. How do you verify that an Auto Update Client is connecting to its WSUS Server?
Modify/Create a GPO
Client needs Remote Desktop Connection 6.0 or above - Client must use an os that supports CredSSP (Credential Security Support Providoer) - The terminal server must user windoes 2008 and above.
Configure a GPO to modify the computers location to look for updates.
Scan through the %WinDir%WindowsUpdate.log (ie. C:WindowsWindowsUpdate.log) file.

48. What is new in Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0?
Promiscuous mode allows you to monitor another machine without installing network monitor on the PC you are trying to monitor.
Writes changes to a mounted WIM file - DISM /UNMOUNT-WIM /DISCARD will roll the changes back
Export and import it from another computer.
Offline migration is a new scenario in which enables the ScanState tool to run inside a different Windows operating system than the Windows operating system from which ScanState is gathering files and settings.

49. How can you restrict users to create sub-folders in a dfs root share?
Windows 7 Professional.
Restrict the share permissions of the DFS root share.
Scan through the %WinDir%WindowsUpdate.log (ie. C:WindowsWindowsUpdate.log) file.
Generates a space-estimate file called Usmtsize.txt. This option does not collect the user state. You must also specify /nocompress.

50. How can non Microsoft PCs connect to print services?
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Print services for unix can be configured to share out with the LPD (Line Printer Daemon) and clients send print jobs to LPD using LPR (Line printer remote) client software.
Pool Active Directory.
Updates the master boot code for hard disk partitions to switch between BOOTMGR and NTLDR. You can use this tool to restore the boot sector on your computer. This tool replaces FixFAT and FixNTFS.